I'm back.  The creative juices are flowing in the kitchen on the first weekend my family is spending together at a new house in East Hampton.  That's right... my family.  Nicole and I welcomed a blessed little boy into our lives on May 18, 2012... Alec.  He's a gem.  Anyways... this is about the hot sauce, which hit our dinner tonight.  After putting the little guy to bed for the night (he's only 6 weeks old!), I started with an appetizer.  A dozen littleneck clams, steamed.  All they needed was a squeeze of lemon and we definitely had Louisiana hot sauce on the side.  I also prepped some skate for the grill... olive oil, capers, parsley and cracked pepper.  Time to go grill the skate.  And it's good to be back. Ciao.